diff --git a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
index bde3a81..d07451d 100644
--- a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
+++ b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ mkDerivation {
 			export PYTHONPATH=$out/lib/python3.11/site-packages
 
 			export DEBUG=false
+			export REDIS_ACTIVITY_URL=redis-socket:///run/redis-bookwyrm-activity/redis.sock
+			export REDIS_BROKER_URL=redis-socket:///run/redis-bookwyrm-broker/redis.sock
 			export STATIC_ROOT_ABS=$out/srv/http
 
 			exec \$@